definition of nurse by The Free Dictionary

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nurse

(nûrs)n.

1. A person trained to provide medical care for the sick or disabled, especially one who is licensed and works in a hospital or physician’s office.

2.

a. A person employed to take care of a young child.

b. A woman employed to suckle children other than her own; a wet nurse.

3. One that serves as a nurturing or fostering influence or means: “Town life is the nurse of civilization” (C.L.R. James).

4. Zoology A worker ant or bee that feeds and cares for the colony’s young.

v. nursed, nurs·ing, nurs·es

v.tr.

1. To serve as a nurse for: nursed the patient back to health.

2. To cause or allow to take milk from the breast or teat: a mother nursing her baby; whales nursing their young.

3. To try to cure by special care or treatment: nurse a cough with various remedies.

4. To treat carefully, especially in order to prevent pain: He nursed his injured knee by shifting his weight to the other leg.

5.

To manage or guide carefully; look after with care; foster:

nursed her business through the depression.

See Synonyms at

nurture

.

6. To bear privately in the mind: nursing a grudge.

7. To consume slowly, especially in order to conserve: nursed one drink all evening.

v.intr.

1. To serve as a nurse.

2.

a. To take milk from the breast or teat; suckle: The baby is nursing. Puppies nurse for a few weeks.

b. To feed an offspring from the breast or teat: a mother who’s nursing; what to feed cows when they’re nursing.

[Middle English

norice, nurse

,

wet nurse

, from Old French

norrice

, from Vulgar Latin

*nutrīcia

, from Late Latin

nūtrīcia

, from feminine of Latin

nūtrīcius

,

that suckles

, from

nūtrīx, nūtrīc-

,

wet nurse

; see

(s)nāu-

in

Indo-European roots

.]

nurs′er n.

nurse

(nɜːs) n

1. (Medicine) a person who tends the sick, injured, or infirm

3. a woman employed to breast-feed another woman’s child; wet nurse

4. (Zoology) a worker in a colony of social insects that takes care of the larvae

vb

(

mainly tr

)

5. (Medicine) (also intr) to tend (the sick)

6. (also intr) to feed (a baby) at the breast; suckle

7. to try to cure (an ailment)

8. to clasp carefully or fondly: she nursed the crying child in her arms.

9. (also intr) (of a baby) to suckle at the breast (of)

10. to look after (a child) as one’s employment

11. to attend to carefully; foster, cherish: he nursed the magazine through its first year; having a very small majority he nursed the constituency diligently.

12. to harbour; preserve: to nurse a grudge.

13. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards to keep (the balls) together for a series of cannons

[C16: from earlier norice, Old French nourice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia nurse, from Latin nūtrīcius nourishing, from nūtrīre to nourish]

Nurse

(nɜːs) n

(Biography) Sir Paul (Maxime). born 1949, English cell biologist and geneticist; winner (2001), with LH Hartwell and RT Hunt, of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine

nurse

(nɜrs)

n., v. nursed, nurs•ing. n.

1. a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm, esp. a registered nurse.

2. a woman who has the general care of a child or children.

4. a worker that attends the young in a colony of social insects.

v.t.

5. to tend in sickness, infirmity, etc.

6. to try to cure (an ailment) by taking care of oneself: to nurse a cold.

7. to suckle (an infant).

8. to handle carefully or fondly.

9. to use, consume, or dispense slowly or carefully: to nurse a cup of tea.

10. to keep steadily in mind: He nursed a grudge.

11. to feed and tend in infancy.

12. to bring up, train, or nurture.

v.i.

13. to suckle a child, esp. one’s own.

14. (of a child) to suckle.

15. to act as nurse; tend the sick or infirm.

[1350–1400; Middle English, variant of

n(o)urice, norice

< Old French < Late Latin

nūtrīcia,

n. use of feminine of Latin

nūtrīcius nutritious

]

nurs′er, n.

nurse

Past participle: nursed
Gerund: nursing

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	nurse – one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)foster-nurse – a nurse who raises another woman’s child as her own graduate nurse , trained nurse – someone who has completed the course of study (including hospital practice) at a nurses training school head nurse – the person in charge of nursing in a medical institution matron – a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution scrub nurse – a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery
	2.	nurse – a woman who is the custodian of childrendry nurse – a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant keeper – someone in charge of other people; “am I my brother’s keeper?” mammy – an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S. adult female , woman – an adult female person (as opposed to a man); “the woman kept house while the man hunted”
Verb	1.	nurse – try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; “He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs”practice of medicine , medicine – the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; “he studied medicine at Harvard” care for , treat – provide treatment for; “The doctor treated my broken leg”; “The nurses cared for the bomb victims”; “The patient must be treated right away or she will die”; “Treat the infection with antibiotics”
	2.	nurse – maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); “bear a grudge”; “entertain interesting notions”; “harbor a resentment”feel , experience – undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; “She felt resentful”; “He felt regret”
	3.	nurse – serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped peoplegive care , care – provide care for; “The nurse was caring for the wounded”
	4.	nurse – treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”do by , treat , handle – interact in a certain way; “Do right by her”; “Treat him with caution, please”; “Handle the press reporters gently”
	5.	nurse – give suck to; “The wetnurse suckled the infant”; “You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places”suck – draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; “suck the poison from the place where the snake bit”; “suck on a straw”; “the baby sucked on the mother’s breast” feed , give – give food to; “Feed the starving children in India”; “don’t give the child this tough meat”

nurse

noun1. carer, caregiver, angel (informal) Patients are dying because of an acute shortage of nurses.

nurse

verb1.

To promote and sustain the development of:

2.

To hold and turn over in the mind:

Translations

مُرَبِّي أو مُرَبِّيَة أطْفالمُمَرِّض، مُمَرِّضَهممرضممرضةمـُمَرِضَةٌ

zdravotní sestrachůvakojitlaskatošetřovat

sygeplejerskeammebarnepigeholde forsigtigtnære

flegikuraci

sairaanhoitajasairaanhoitajatarhoitaahoitajahoitajatar

medicinska sestra

ápolóápolónőbetegápolónörsz

rawatsustersusu

ala meî sérfóstrahafa á brjóstihalda gætilega áhjúkra, hlynna aî

看護師

간호사

daigynasdaigyno darbininkasdaigyno savininkasmedelynasmedelyno darbininkas

apmīļot, samīļotauklekopt slimniekulolotmedicīnas māsa

zdravotná sestra

bolničarkanegovativaruška

bolničarbolničarka

sjuksköterska

นางพยาบาล

y tá

nurse

[ˈnɜːrs] n (in hospital)

→

infirmier/ère m/f

She’s a nurse →

Elle est infirmière. male nurse

(=

nanny

) →

bonne f d’enfants vt

[+

baby

] (=

hold in one’s arms

) →

bercer (dans ses bras)

[+

hope

] →

nourrir

to nurse a grudge against sb →

en vouloir à qn

nurse

(nəːs) noun1.

a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital.

She wants to be a nurse. verpleegster مُمَرِّض، مُمَرِّضَه мед. сестра enfermeiro zdravotní sestra der/die Krankenpfleger(in) sygeplejerske; sygeplejer νοσοκόμος, νοσοκόμαenfermero põetaja, õde پرستار sairaanhoitaja infirmier/-ière אחות परिचारिका medicinska sestra (beteg)ápoló perawat hjúkrunarfræðingur infermiere 看護婦 간호사 slaugė, medicinos sesuo medicīnas māsa juru rawat verpleegster sykepleier/-søster pielęgniarka, pielęgniarz نرس،پرستار enfermeiro infirmieră медицинская сестра zdravotná sestra bolničarka, sestra medicinska sestra sjuksköterska พยาบาล hastabakıcı, hemşire 護士 сиділка, доглядальниця نرس، تيمار دار y tá 护士2.

a person,

usually

a woman, who looks after small children.

The children have gone out with their nurse. oppasser مُرَبِّي أو مُرَبِّيَة أطْفال бавачка ama chůva die Kinderfrau barnepige παραμάναniñera lapsehoidja دایه lastenhoitaja nurse מְטַפֶלֶת वह स्त्री जो शिशु को दूध पिलाने और देख-रेख करने के लिए रखी जाती है या छोटे बच्चों का काम संभालनेवाली स्त्री odgojiteljica nörsz pengasuh anak fóstra balia, bambinaia 乳母 유모, 보모 auklė aukle pengasuh kindermeisjebarnepleier; barnepike opiekunka دايه ama bonă няня pestúnka varuška vaspitačica barnsköterska แม่นม dadı 保姆 нянька دايہ cô bảo mẫu 保育员，保姆 verb1.

to look after sick or injured people,

especially

in a hospital.

He was nursed back to health. sorg, versorg يَعْتَني بالمَرْضى обгрижвам tratar ošetřovat pflegen passe; pleje φροντίζω, νοσηλεύω cuidar põetama پرستارى کردن hoitaa jk terveeksi soigner לְטַפֵּל, לִסעוֹד उपचर्या करना njegovati ápol merawat hjúkra, hlynna að assistere 看護する 치료하다 slaugyti kopt slimnieku merawat verplegenpleie, stellepielęgnować ساتنه كول tratar a îngriji ухаживать ošetrovať negovati negovati sköta, vårda พยาบาล bakmak 護理 доглядати хворого تيمار داري کرنا chăm sóc 护理2.

to give (a baby) milk from the breast.

melk gee يُرْضِع الطِّفْل кърмя amamentar kojit stillen, die Brust geben amme θηλάζωamamantar imetama شير خوردن imettää allaiter לְהֵינִיק दूध पिलाकर बच्चे को पालना dojiti (dijete) szoptat menyusui hafa á brjósti allattare 授乳する 젖을 주다 žindyti, maitinti zīdīt (bērnu) menyusukan zogenamme, gi bryst karmić piersią شودى وركول amamentar a alăpta кормить грудью dojčiť dojiti dojiti amma ให้นม emzirmek, meme vermek 餵奶 вигодовувати دودھ پلانا cho bú 喂奶3.

to hold with care.

She was nursing a kitten. vashou, vertroetel يَعْتَني، يَحْمِل بِعِنايَه държа внимателно embalar chovat, laskat hätscheln holde forsigtigt κρατώ με προσοχή acunar, mecer hellitama پرستارى کردن hoivata bercer לְטַפֵּל बच्चों की देखरेख करनेवाली दाई के रूप में कार्य करना या उनका काम समभालना oprezno postupati gondoz merawat halda gætilega á stringere, coccolare 世話する 세심한 주의로 다루다 rūpestingai auginti, prižiūrėti apmīļot, samīļot membelai koesteren holde forsiktig, kjæle med niańczyć, hołubić پالنه كول embalar a avea grijă de нянчить(ся) varovať pestovati gajiti kela med กอด özenle/dikkatle tutmak 照料 няньчити احتياط سے پکڑنا chăm chút 照料4.

to have or encourage (feelings

eg

of anger or hope) in oneself.

koester يُطَوِّر، يُنَمّي، يُعَزِّز храня alimentar pěstovat, živit (v sobě) hegen nære τρέφω, καλλιεργώabrigar, guardar hellitama پروراندن hautoa nourrir לְעוֹדֵד nositi u sebi táplál memendam ala með sér nutrire, alimentare いだく (악감정·사상 따위를) 마음에 품다 puoselėti lolot; perināt menaruh harapan koesterennære, ruge over żywić uczucie لوي ول alimentar a nutri лелеять, таить chovať gojiti gajiti hysa บ่มเพาะ (ความรู้สึก) ในตนเอง teşvik etmek 懷有，蘊釀(情緒，如怒氣，或希望) плекати پوسنا ấp ủ 怀有（情绪，如怒气或希望） ˈnursery – plural ˈnurseries – noun2.

a place where young plants are grown.

kwekery مَشْتَل разсадник estufa školka die Baumschule planteskole φυτώριοvivero taimelava گلخانه taimitarha pépinièreמשתלה rasadnik faiskola persemaian gróðurhús vivaio, serra 苗床 묘목장 daigynas, medelynas dēstu audzētava tapak semaian kwekerij planteskole, hagesenter szkółka ګلخانه viveiro pe­pi­­nieră питомник škôlka drevesnica rasadnik plantskola สถานรับเลี้ยงเด็ก fidanlık 苗圃 розсадник; розплідник باغيچہ، چھوٹے پودوں کا باغ vườn ươm 苗圃ˈnursing noun

the profession of a nurse who cares for the sick.

verpleging تَمْريض мед. сестринство enfermagem ošetřovatelství die Krankenpflege sygepleje το επάγγελμα του νοσοκόμου profesión de enfermera, enfermería põetamine پرستار hoitotyö profession d’infirmier/-ière סיעוד उपचयी, उपचार njega (beteg)ápolás perawatan hjúkrunarstörf (professione d’infermiere) 看護 간호 slauga, slaugymas kopšana merawat pesakit verplegingsykepleie pielęgniarstwo نرس enfermagem nursing, asistenţă medi­cală профессия медицинской сестры ošetrovateľstvo bolničarski poklic negovanje sjuksköterskeyrket การพยาบาล hastabakıcılık, hemşirelik 護理 няня تيمار داري sự điều dưỡng 护理ˈnursemaid noun

a nurse who looks after small children.

kinderoppasser مُرَبِّيَة أطْفال бавачка ama-seca vychovatelka, slečna k dětem das Kindermädchen barnepige παραμάναniñera, aya lapsehoidja دايه؛ دختر پرستار lastenhoitaja bonne d’enfants מְטַפֶּלֶת dadilja gyermeklány perawat anak barnfóstra bambinaia 子もり 아이 보는 여자 auklė aukle pengasuh kanak-kanak kindermeisjebarnepikeniańka دايه ama-seca bonă няня vychovávateľka pestunja medicinska sestra koja se brine o maloj deci barnflicka, barnjungfru ผู้หญิงที่เลี้ยงดูเด็ก dadı 保姆，奶媽 няня دايہ cô bảo mẫu 保姆，育婴女佣 ˈnurseryman noun

a person who runs, or works in, a nursery for plants.

kweker صاحِب مَشْتَل، عامِل في مَشْتَل работник в разсадник sementeiro školkař der Pflanzenzüchter planteskolemand εργάτης φυτωρίου horticultor taimekoolipidaja باغبان؛ پرورنده گياهان puutarhuri pépiniériste בַּעַל מִשתָלָה संवर्धक व्यक्ति vrtlar u rasadniku műkertész pengurus tanaman garðyrkjumaður vivaista 苗木屋 묘목업자 daigyno/medelyno savininkas/darbininkas dēstu audzētavas dārznieks/strādnieks penjaga tapak semaian kwekerplanteskoleeier szkółkarz د بوټو پالونكى sementeiro persoană care munceşte într-o pepinieră садовник в питомнике škôlkar drevesničar čovek koji radi u rasadniku plantskolechef คนทำงานในเรือนเพาะชำต้นไม้หรือสถานที่เพาะปลูกต้นไม้ fidanlık bahçivanı 苗圃業者，苗圃工人 садівник у розсаднику نرسري والا، باغيچہ والا người trông nom vườn ươm 苗木工人nursery rhyme

a short, simple poem for children.

kinderrympie قَصيدَه أو نَشيد مُقَفّى للأطْفال стихотворение за деца rima infantil dětská říkanka der Kinderreim børnerim παιδικό τραγούδι poema infantil lastesalmike اشعار مخصوص کودکان loru comptine שִׁיר יְלָדִים बच्चों का गीत pjesmica za malu djecu gyermekvers puisi anak-anak barnavísa/-gæla filastrocca 子もり歌 동료, 자장가 vaikiškas eilėraštukas bērnu dzejolītis; skaitāmpantiņš lagu dan puisi kanak-kanak kinderversje barnerim rymowanka نوع شعر براى اطفال quadra infantil poezii pentru copii детские стишки detská riekanka otroška pesmica dečija pesmica barnkammarrim เพลงกล่อมเด็ก çocuk şiiri/şarkısı 童謠 дитячий віршик بچوں کي نظم thơ ca dành cho trẻ nhỏ 童谣nursery schoolˈnursing-home noun

a small private hospital.

versorgingskliniek مُسْتَشْفى خاص للعَمَلِيّات الجِراحِيَّه والوِلادَه والنَّقاهَه частна клиника casa de saúde sanatorium die Privatklinik plejehjem κλινική clínica de reposo erahaigla بيمارستان خصوصى yksityissairaala clinique מוֹסָד סִיעוּדִי उपचार-गृह starački dom (magán)szanatórium rumah sakit kecil einkaspítali, klíník (clinica privata) 私立病院 작은 사설 병원 privati ligoninė, slaugos namai privātklīnika rumah penjagaan verpleeghuisprivatklinikk; pleiehjem prywatna klinika خصوصى روغتون casa de saúde clinică particulară частная лечебница sanatórium privatna bolnišnica; dom privatna bolnica vårdhem, privatklinik สถานดูแลคนชราหรือคนไม่แข็งแรง bakım evi, huzur evi, şifa yurdu 看護院所 приватна лікарня چھوٹا پرائيويٹ اسپتال nhà thương 私人医院

nurse

→ مـُمَرِضَةٌ zdravotní sestra sygeplejerske Krankenschwester νοσοκόμος enfermero sairaanhoitaja infirmière medicinska sestra infermiere 看護師 간호사 verpleegster sykepleier pielęgniarka enfermeiro медсестра sjuksköterska นางพยาบาล hemşire y tá 护士

nurse

n.

enfermero-a;

chief ___, head ___ → jefe-a de ___ -s;

community health ___ → ___ de salud pública;

___ aid → asistente de ___;

___ anesthetist → ___ anestesista;

___ practitioner → practicante de ___;

surgical ___ → ___ de cirugía;

v. [care] cuidar a una persona enferma; [breast-feeding] amamantar, dar el pecho, dar de mamar.

• I’d like to speak to a nurse → أُريدُ أَنْ أَتَـحَدَّثَ مَعْ مـُمَرِّضَةٍ → Chtěl bych mluvit se sestrou → Jeg vil gerne tale med en sygeplejerske → Ich möchte mit einer Krankenschwester sprechen → Θα ήθελα να μιλήσω σε μια νοσοκόμα → Deseo hablar con una enfermera → Haluaisin puhua hoitajan kanssa → Je voudrais parler à une infirmière → Želim razgovarati s bolničarkom → Vorrei parlare con un infermiere → 看護師さんと話をしたいのですが → 간호사에게 이야기하고 싶어요 → Ik wil graag met een verpleger spreken → Jeg vil gjerne snakke med en sykepleier → Chciałbymporozmawiać z pielęgniarką → Eu queria falar com um enfermeiro → Мне нужно поговорить с медсестрой → Jag skulle vilja tala med en sjuksköterska → ฉันอยากพูดกับพยาบาล → Hemşireyle konuşmak istiyorum → Tôi muốn nói chuyện với y tá → 我想要见护士

nurse

n enfermero -ra mf; charge — enfermero jefe (de sala or de turno); home health — enfermero domiciliario, enfermero que hace visitas a la casa; licensed vocational — enfermero vocacional con licencia; — supervisor enfermero supervisor; registered — enfermero registrado; vt (to breastfeed) amamantar, lactar, dar el pecho, dar de mamar; (to care for patients) cuidar; vi (to suckle) mamar

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